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  • Free hat-making workshops to support and raise awareness for Brain Tumour Research

    Published 26/03/24

    Free hat-making workshops to support and raise awareness for Brain Tumour Research

    Across the last two weeks, we have held free hat-making workshops for Year 7 and 8 students in preparation for Wear a Hat Day for Brain Tumour Research, which is taking place on Thursday, 28th March 2024.

    The students involved have been so creative in transforming their white blank canvas baseball hats with different designs and motifs using paints, fabric pens, stickers, and even diamante gems!

    These workshops have been wonderful, and the students have really enjoyed this project.

    We are looking forward to seeing everyone wearing their hats on Thursday.

    #WearAHatDay #wearahatday2024 #BrainTumourResearch #woolwichpolytechnic #woolwichpoly #polymatschools #Polymat #thamesmead #greenwich

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  • Spotlight on...Year 7 Science

    Published 25/03/24

    On Friday, March 22nd, Year 7 science students were conducting various experiments during their morning lesson. Amongst them, Year 7 students Promise and Toni were calculating rates of combustion.

     

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  • Kooth wellbeing service for students - Easter

    Published 22/03/24

    As we approach the Easter holidays, we would like to remind you that Kooth will be available for students to access throughout the Easter period.

    To remind you, Kooth is a free online mental health and wellbeing service available to all young people in Greenwich aged 10-25.

    At Kooth, we offer free support with no waiting lists. Kooth is a safe and anonymous space for young people to talk about their wellbeing without the fear of judgement. We have clinical practitioners on hand to offer one-to-one support through text-based counselling, operating after school hours, on weekends, and during school holidays. Your students can access the immediate help they need without a formal referral.

    Also, a reminder that for education staff we have our upcoming KoothTalks webinar on overcoming mental health stigma in the Muslim community. This topic is particularly important in ensuring all students receive the support they need, with anxiety, depression, and stress being prevalent issues among young Muslims (University of East London, 2021). Secure your spot by registering here. If you've already signed up or plan to do so, please expect the Zoom link one day before the session.

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  • UCL - Bring your family to University days 2024!

    Published 22/03/24
    Bring Your Family to University Days are free one-day events on UCL's central London campus for students from Year 5 to Year 11, and their families.

    About the events

    Bring Your Family to University Days are a series of free one-day events aimed at providing information, advice and guidance about university to young people and their parents and carers through fun and interactive sessions on UCL's central London campus. 

    These events will include activities such as subject taster lectures, panels, support sessions for parents/carers, campus tours and the opportunity to talk to current university students. A FREE packed lunch will be provided.

    When and where will the events take place?

    We’re offering primary and secondary school students the opportunity to visit the UCL campus with their families during spring and summer 2024. The dates and relevant school groups for Bring your Family to University days can be found below:

    • Saturday 27 April: Primary school (Year 5-6) 
    • Saturday 15 June: Primary school (Year 5-6) 
    • Saturday 11 May: Secondary school (Year 7-11) 
    • Saturday 6 July: Secondary school (Year 7-11)

    Click to visit the UCL website - Bring your family to University days

    Bring Your Family to University Day

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  • Under 16s go FREE Saturday 23rd March 3pm - Erith Town FC vs Whitstable Town FC at Stanmore Stadium - Sporting Club Thamesmead

    Published 21/03/24

    Under 16s go FREE Saturday 23rd March - Erith Town FC vs Whitstable Town FC match at Stanmore Stadium - Sporting Club Thamesmead at 3pm

    This weekend is Non-League Day, a fixture every season where the non-league pyramid is highlighted and fans are actively encouraged to go to grassroots games due to the international break for professional teams.

    This weekend Erith Town FC are playing Whitstable Town, a huge fixture for both clubs. Part of this day would see fans getting in for a reduced rate, as well as FREE ENTRY for anyone under the age of 16.

    Recent games involving Community Partners have seen fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable atmospheres, and plenty of activities before and during the game for all the youngsters who come along to take part in.

    See the attached poster for further information:

    Non-League Day is Hudson’s Day! – Erith Town FC

    Erith Town FC vs. Whitstable Town – Erith Town FC

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  • Wear a Hat Day - Thursday 28th March 2024!

    Published 20/03/24

    Dear parent/carer,

    March is Brain Tumour Awareness month and Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys will be supporting the charity Brain Tumour Research by wearing a hat to school on Thursday 28th March 2024. 

    Staff and students can wear a hat for the day, silly, fun, homemade, plain, colourful, small, large, themed but no offensive slogans!

    We are asking staff for a suggested donation of £1, students can donate if they wish to. All donations are to be sent into Reception.

    There are currently two competitions running with a free hat workshop taking place Thursday 21st March 3-4pm sign up with Mrs Hawgood at Reception as there are limited spaces available. Students will be able to create their design on a white baseball hat which they can wear on the 28th – Wear a hat day if they wish to.

    The second competition is a colouring competition, you can collect an entry form from reception – prizes to be won!

    Brain Tumour research receives just 1% of the national spend on cancer for research into brain tumours.

    I hope that with your help and support we can raise some money towards this important research. Last year we raised £300, can we beat that total this year?

    Thanks as always for your support.

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  • The Big Easter Raffle

    Published 20/03/24
    The Big Easter Raffle!

    Join in for a chance to win a grand hamper filled with chocolates, sweets, and an Easter bunny! You have to be in it to win it. You can purchase raffle tickets from Mrs. Hawgood at reception for £1 per strip.

    The Student Council will also bring the hamper around during form time for ticket purchases. The raffle runs until Wednesday, March 27th, and the winner will be announced on Thursday, March 28th.

    All proceeds will be used to purchase Easter eggs for the children at the Safari ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which treats children with cancer. Spread the word to family and friends! Everyone is encouraged to join in and contribute by purchasing tickets to help us buy as many Easter eggs as possible for such a deserving cause within our community.

    We appreciate all your support.

    Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys Student Council

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  • Train to teach at PolyMAT - Information Event Friday 15th March 2024

    Published 12/03/24

    Train to teach at PolyMAT working in partnership with Bromley Collegiate

    We are actively recruiting for our secondary ITT programme which leads to QTS (with PGCE is also available)

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  • FREE Online Knife Crime Awareness Course - The Ben Kinsella Trust

    Published 12/03/24

    Parents & Carers: Knife Crime Awareness workshops

    Knife Crime Awareness

    Please see the below opportunity to sign up to a training course on preventing knife crime with the Ben Kinsella Trust

    Parenting children and young adults is hard, sometimes it can be scary and overwhelming with news stories and social media influencing how safe we feel our children are and the risks they may face in today’s climate.

    Join our FREE workshops virtually to learn more about topics such as the influence of social media, the signs and stages of exploitation, and how we can prevent young people being affected by knife crime as parents, carers and as a community.

    During the workshop you will develop understanding around the following topics:

    • Young people's brain development, behaviour and responses to stress
    • The importance of healthy, safe attachment for young people
    • The stages, signs and risk factors of exploitation
    • Gangs - what they are, how they operate, and why?
    • External influences - language, social media, gang-related music
    • Building resilience within the family and community
    • Further support available for families

    The workshops are hosted by The Ben Kinsella Trust

    Upcoming Sessions:

    Date: Monday 25th March
    Location: Online via Zoom
    Time: 10am - 11:30am

    Date: Wednesday 27th March
    Location: Online via Zoom
    Time: 7pm - 8:30pm

    Sign up here: Parents & Carers Workshops - The Ben Kinsella Trust

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  • #TECHOGNITION - Celebrating our technical support staff

    Published 12/03/24

    #Techognition - a national celebration of technical support staff.

    We asked our staff across PolyMAT to pledge their support and send in comments for our amazing technicians.

    This short video is a culmination of all these lovely comments that we wanted to share with our school community today.

    A huge thank you to all of our technicians across the trust and all that they do for our schools.

     

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